Rubio Calls for Coordinated Action on Caribbean Gangs

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the meeting the Trump administration wanted to construct ‘a new dynamic’ in the Western Hemisphere.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters after meeting CARICOM leaders, at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on Feb. 25, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met leaders of several Caribbean nations on Feb 25 and called for ‌deeper cooperation on tackling the region’s gangs and cartels.

“We are interested in rebuilding and constructing a new dynamic in this Western Hemisphere in which we partner with all of you on the issues we share in common,” Rubio told a private meeting of CARICOM, an organization made up of 15 Caribbean nations.